South Africans have less
than a few days before they can go to the polls to elect the municipal
representatives of their choice in their voting districts.
Come
3 August, all eligible voters will make their way to cast their votes at more
than 22 000 voting stations across South Africa.
The Independent Electoral Commission of
South Africa (IEC) said a total of 26 333 353 have registered to vote for the
upcoming Local Government Elections.
“The commission has also
received over 285 000 applications for special votes. “Of these, approximately
30% are for home visits,” said the IEC.
Ballot papers
The commission said there
are a total of 4 649 unique ballot papers for the 2016 Local Government
Elections. This comprises 4 392 ward ballot papers, 205 local council
Proportional Representation (PR) ballot papers, 8 metro council PR ballot
papers, and 44 district council ballot papers.
“Voters in metros will
complete two ballot papers and voters in all other municipalities will complete
three ballot papers.
“The Electoral Commission
is currently printing approximately 73.9 million copies of ballot papers to
ensure sufficient ballots for all voters,” it said.
Home Affairs working hours
The Department of Home
affairs has also urged all citizens to ensure they have valid identity
documents to enable them to vote. The department’s working hours have been
extended ahead of the elections across the country.
The new working hours
across the country are:
Saturday, 30 July 2016 – 08h30 to 17h00
Monday, 1 August 2016 – 08h30 to 18h00
Tuesday, 2 August 2016 – 08h30 to 18h00
Wednesday, 3 August 2016 – 07h00 to 19h00
Saturday, 30 July 2016 – 08h30 to 17h00
Monday, 1 August 2016 – 08h30 to 18h00
Tuesday, 2 August 2016 – 08h30 to 18h00
Wednesday, 3 August 2016 – 07h00 to 19h00
This will allow citizens to
collect their green barcoded ID books, smart ID cards or temporary ID
certificates.
The total of all
uncollected identity documents, according to the department stands at 282 300.
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